Microsoft Teams will finally play nice with Mozilla Firefox

Using Microsoft Teams on Mozilla Firefox may quickly be a a lot nicer expertise after quite a lot of key options have been introduced to be finally coming to the browser.The firm has mentioned it's engaged on bringing what it referred to as "improved meeting support" for Teams customers trying to work with the Firefox browser.

This consists of full audio and screensharing assist for any Microsoft Teams conferences carried out in Firefox, which up till now has struggled to permit customers to make the most of the video conferencing instrument to its full energy.

Microsoft Teams and Firefox

In the Microsoft 365 roadmap entry, the replace continues to be mentioned to be in growth, nonetheless the corporate says it ought to roll out by the top of April, that means customers mustn't have to attend too lengthy.Firefox had been one in every of quite a lot of browsers unable to totally assist Microsoft Teams calls, alongside the likes of Safari and Internet Explorer. Anyone making an attempt to hitch a Teams assembly utilizing Firefox could be directed in direction of downloading the software program's desktop shopper, a considerably more prolonged course of that might make you late for a name.Although some customers of those browsers could have been capable of be a part of a Microsoft Teams name, they might have needed to deal with a possible lack of video or audio, in addition to missing desktop, window and app sharing.When out there, Microsoft says the upgraded expertise will be out there to all Teams customers within the Firefox browser internationally. The newest knowledge suggests Teams has racked up greater than 270 million month-to-month energetic customers (MAUs), up from fewer than 50 million every day energetic customers earlier than the pandemic started.Microsoft Teams has loved an everyday schedule of updates and upgrades in latest months as the corporate seems to be to make sure its platform stays on high of its sport.The information follows an identical latest replace from the corporate revealing that Microsoft Teams apps will quickly be out there on Office.com and the Office for Windows app as the corporate seems to be to additional increase the attain of its video conferencing service. This ought to assist enhance the consumer expertise for Teams clients all over the world, that means there’s not a necessity to change between platforms to make use of particular apps.